6:39 PM ET David Warner is an Australia cricketer again. Four hundred and thirty-three days later, never mind that he brought along with him a couple dressed as sandpaper, and loud boos most places he has gone, Warner is an Australia cricketer again. That much no one can take away. Once he is done ignoring
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1:30 PM ET Bowlers from both sides could be forgiven for letting out a little groan, or perhaps even clasping an imaginary hamstring strain, after news that Monday’s match between England and Pakistan is to be played on a surface renowned for vast scores. Yes, England’s second World Cup game will be played on the
12:01 PM ET Imran Tahir‘s solipsistic wicket rampages are not everybody’s cup of tea. Some might argue, with justification, that in a team sport such as cricket, the direction of travel in that moment of exquisite release after the snaring of an opposition batsman ought to be towards one’s team-mates (including the chap who has
3:00 AM ET Big Picture New Zealand’s turbo-aggressive yet endearing cricket turned a rugby-mad nation into a cricket-loving country in 2015. Brendon McCullum, the (Super)man who was at the forefront of New Zealand’s surge then, will breathe easy in the commentary box this time. Sure, Kane Williamson hates it – but the focus will be
10:14 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tamim Iqbal has given Bangladesh another injury concern ahead of Sunday’s opening World Cup fixture against South Africa at The Oval, after being struck a blow on the left wrist while batting in the nets. Tamim left the field immediately after the incident to be assessed by the Bangladesh Team
11:54 AM ET Andre Russell‘s spell broke Pakistan’s back, and that was the “turning point” of the match, according to Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Pakistan sank to an embarrassing defeat in their World Cup 2019 opener, shot out for 105 in 21.4 overs, with West Indies chasing down the target in just 13.4 overs. “Pressure
3:00 AM ET England 311 for 8 (Stokes 89, Morgan 57, Roy 54, Root 51, Ngidi 3-66) beat South Africa 207 (de Kock 68, van der Dussen 50, Archer 3-27) by 104 runsAs it happened Ambles in like Bambi. Hunts wickets like a zombie. Jofra Archer is a #BambiZombie. And the opening match of the
5:42 PM ET It wasn’t quite the chronicle of a defeat foretold but South Africa talked this game down so much in the run-up, it did feel, long before the actual end, inevitable. One of the messages that kept coming out through to game day was that the format of this tournament affords them an
11:17 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sachin Tendulkar wants Rashid Khan, one of the players he is “really looking forward to watching” at the World Cup, to look for wickets at all times and bowl as he would in Test cricket. “I think he’s going to be instrumental in creating those upsets in this tournament,” Tendulkar,
2:41 AM ET Alex Malcolm Australia Test captain Tim Paine says he is not a man of faith but admits he has prayed more than once in recent times for a fully fit James Pattinson ahead of the Ashes series in England. While Australia’s ODI side is about to begin their World Cup defence in